Eleanor the Great

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Eleanor the Great

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After seventy years with best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student.

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Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut may have the pitfalls of an unsteady visionary, but this ultimately uneven caper is greatly amplified by June Squibb's exquisite performance.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

Although the script takes some unfortunate shortcuts, “Eleanor the Great” is a moving study of grief, loneliness and aging.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 29, 2025

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Squibb brings her character to life, but nothing else in "Eleanor the Great" stands out. It's a nice but dull portrait of friendship, family and aging that only scratches the surface of those subjects, never digging any deeper than a sitcom.

Rated: C

Sep 29, 2025

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

The film is so terrified that you’ll think ill of this sweet little old lady liar that it is doomed by its cowardice.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 27, 2025

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

This charming film, with unexpected depth and humor, tells a story that, in lesser hands, would teeter on the edge of poor taste and mawkish sentimentality, but instead boldly exploits a sensitive topic to great effect.

Sep 30, 2025

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

As bad as it wants to make a cutesy dismissal of survivor fraud it becomes worse by not picking a lane to either dark satire or dementia which the film hints at but never delivers. Not to mention making mockery of both journalism and grief struggle.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 30, 2025

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Valerie Kalfrin

AWFJ.org

Squibb is a firecracker, dropping tart observations between poignant reflections on grief.

Sep 30, 2025

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Eugene N

A bit of a tear jerker, but worth the effort. Excellent performances.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Patricia C

A beautiful movie about aging and how precious friendships become. I loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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Leslie S

Excellent acting. Engaging and poignant story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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J W

Earnest, endearing clever and sad - all the things a film should be. My 85 year old parents cried.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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William C

Enjoyed! Endearing film about grief, forgiveness and love. We need more stories like this in the world. Fantastic performances, and directing. Go see it and judge for yourself.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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DAVID F

Great Movie with great story adn acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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Synopsis

After seventy years with best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student.

Director: Scarlett Johansson
Producer: Jessamine Burgum, Kara Durrett, Keenan Flynn, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler
Screenwriter: Tory Kamen
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: These Pictures, Pinky Promise, Maven Screen Media
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Thematic Elements|Suggestive References)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 26, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 38m